I had a 1992 FORD pickup surge UPHILL through a STOP sign

Mar 16, 2010 1 Replies

Scariest thing ever. Happened without warning. I'm glad no one was in front of me.



I came to a complete stop and waited for traffic to clear.



Suddenly, on a steep uphill incline, the Ford accelerated and would not stop.



I had both feet on the brakes.



I moved out into the street like this and as I turned the wheel, every thing went back to normal. Engine quit racing



I told my boss about his truck almost killing me.



He laughed it off.



Two weeks later, HE came in sweating and telling his story of the same thing. I looked him in the eye, laughed and said "Oh come on no one believes those kind of stories unless it happens to them."



He said, "Oh."


That was most likely a loose motor mount. Common during those years.

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